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‘Emperor of Hindu hearts’: Narendra Modi rebranded

Posted on 31/01/202431/01/2024 by cswpress in Asia, India

Millions of Hindus in India and across the world watched with pride as India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the grand Ram Mandir (Ram temple) in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh on 22 January.

It was a historic moment that many devotees had been waiting to witness for decades. This is the site that is believed to be the birthplace of one of the most revered Hindu deities, Ram, and the inauguration of the temple or the Pran Pratishta ceremony (the act of consecrating the idol in the temple and bringing it to life) held deep religious significance.

More than 7,000 people were invited as guests, including top Bollywood celebrities, cricketers, large business owners and about 4,000 Hindu priests. There were seas of saffron not just in Ayodhya but across the country where people gathered in smaller local temples to celebrate the occasion.

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राष्ट्र जीतने के लिए घर वापसी का सहारा

Posted on 26/04/202118/08/2025 by cswpress in Asia - Hindi, India, India - Hindi

२०१४, में जब भारतीय जनता पार्टी सत्ता में आई, तब विश्व हिन्दू परिषद् के पूर्व अध्यक्ष प्रवीन तोगड़िया ने कहा कि उनकी संस्था भारत को १००% हिन्दू देश बनाने में कार्य करती रहेगी। पिछले छह वर्षों में हिंदूवादी राष्टवाद के दर्शन को लेकर बयानबाज़ी और भी तेज़ होती जा रही है। उन पुराने कथनों के आधार पर कि सभी भारतीय अपने धर्मों और आस्थाओं के बावजूद हिन्दू है, मुस्लिम लव जिहाद अभियान का डर कि कहीं इस्लामिक प्रभाव मजबूत न हो जाए और मसीहियत को बढ़ाने के लिए पश्चिमी देशों से प्राप्त सहयोग का डर।

विदेशी मिशनरियों के बारे में (गलत) जानकारी, जिसके कारण ऑस्ट्रेलियाई मिशनरी,ग्राहम स्टेंस और उनके दो बेटो की 1999 में उड़ीसा (अब ओडिशा) में भयावह हत्या कर दी गयी, यह ईसाइयों के प्रति संदेह और हिंसा में वृद्धि का चिन्ह है। झारखंड (२०१७),उत्तराखंड (२०१८) और उत्तर प्रदेश (२०२०), और मध्य प्रदेश (२०२१) और गुजरात (२०२१) में मौजूदा कानूनों में कठोर संशोधन करने वाले कानूनों को लागू किया गया, आस्था की सीमाएं बड़ी तेज़ी से राज्य {सरकार} की रूचि में शामिल हो गयी हैं। अन्य राज्यों द्वारा इस रुझान को आगे बढ़ाने की संभावना है, जिसके तहत भारतीय जनता पार्टी (बीजेपी) को राज्यों में होने वाले चुनावों में अधिक वोट पाने की आशा है ।

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The death of secularism in India: ‘Homecoming’ in the name of the Hindu rashtra

Posted on 26/04/202126/04/2021 by cswpress in Asia, India

In 2014, months after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came into power, Praveen Togadia, the former President of the Visha Hindu Parishad (World Hindu Council [VHP]), said that his organisation will work towards making India a 100% Hindu nation.

This vision of a Hindu rashtra (nation) has continued to intensify over the past six years, with rhetoric promoting old narratives that all Indians are Hindus despite their religion or belief, as well as suggestions that Muslims in the country are perpetrating a “love jihad” campaign to strengthen Islamic influence, and that Western governments are providing support for the proselytisation of Christianity.

Misinformation and disinformation have been rife in India for decades. In 1999, false assertions about foreign missionaries preceded the horrific killing of the Australian Graham Staines and his two sons in Orissa (now Odisha). This marked a rise in suspicion towards and violence against Christians, which has continued to date.

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Padre Stan Swamy: El objetivo de las autoridades indias apuntan a uno de los defensores de derechos humanos más antiguos del país

Posted on 02/11/202025/06/2021 by cswpress in Asia ES, español, India ES

El 8 de octubre, miembros de la Agencia Nacional de Investigación de la India arrestaron al Padre Stan Swamy, un sacerdote Jesuita y antiguo activista de los derechos tribales en el país. Si bien el objetivo de quienes defienden los derechos humanos en la India no es nada nuevo, el caso del Padre Swamy ha llamado especialmente la atención internacional porque, a sus 83 años de edad, es uno de los defensores de derechos humanos más antiguos del país.

“La persona más vieja acusada de terrorismo en la India”

El Padre Swamy ha estado trabajando con “Adivasis”(grupos étnicos registrados) de la India durante más de tres décadas. Incluso en su vejez, y a pesar de sufrir de numerosos problemas de salud, ha seguido abogando por este grupo hasta la actualidad. En un video publicado pocos días antes de su arresto, el Padre Swamy dijo que había presentado un caso en el Tribunal Superior de Jharkhand en nombre de 3.000 jóvenes “Adivasis” que habían sido encarcelados.

Fue arrestado en el centro social Bagaicha, propiedad de los Jesuitas, en Ranchi, la capital del Estado de Jharkhand, y posteriormente fue informado de que sería encarcelado en Taloja, cerca de Mumbai, hasta el 23 de octubre.

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Father Stan Swamy: The Indian authorities target one of the country’s oldest human rights defenders

Posted on 21/10/202022/06/2021 by cswpress in Asia, India

On 8 October, members of India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Father Stan Swamy, a Jesuit priest and long-time activist on tribal rights in the country. While the targeting of those who stand up for human rights in India is nothing new, Father Swamy’s case has drawn particular international attention because, at 83-years-old, he is one of the country’s oldest human rights defenders (HRDs).

“The oldest person to be accused of terrorism in India”

Father Swamy has been working with India’s Adivasis (Scheduled Tribes) for over three decades. Even in his old age, and despite suffering from numerous health issues, he has continued to advocate for the group right up to the present day. In a video released just days before his arrest, Father Swamy said that he had filed a case in the Jharkhand High Court on behalf of 3,000 young Adivasis who had been imprisoned.

He was arrested at the Jesuit-owned Bagaicha social centre in Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand state, and was subsequently informed that he would be remanded in custody in Taloja Jail near Mumbai until 23 October.

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